The purpose of this chapter and the next, both of which being entirely optional,
is to help you flesh out the life and backstory of your character. Within
this chapter are a miasma of tables full of details, tidbits, and extraneous life
events that can help make your character really stand out, both at the table and in
your mind. You can roll on each and every table to give your character an extremely
colorful life, or handpick one or two traits from just one or two tables, or anything
in-between.
It is important to note that many of these tables ask almost as many
questions as they answer – a great many of the results leave a lot of details
intentionally vague and do not paint a complete picture on their own. Not only would it
be arduous and incredibly difficult to create a result for every possible outcome to
every possible situation, but the point of these tables is to inspire and get you to
think about and help write your own story, not to do all of the work for you. This
chapter is meant to function more like a series of guidelines than a step-by-step
complete backstory.
Additionally, you can take each entry literally as it is written, or
take it as inspiration and make it your own, putting your own spin and twist on it and
using it as a launching point for a completely unique piece of your own story. Whatever
the case may be, be sure to have fun!
Childhood
The following tables deal with the happenings of your early life, the
circumstances of your birth, your immediate family, and the like. It is recommended,
though not necessary, that you roll on the tables in order.
I have __ living siblings (Roll on the Relationship and Status tables for each sibling)
d6
Number of living siblings
1
I have no idea
2
0, they all died
3
0, I'm an only child
4
1d3
5
1d6
6
1d8
I have __ dead siblings (Roll on the Cause of Death table for each sibling)
d6
Number of dead siblings
1
I'm not entirely sure
2
0, they're all alive
3
0, I'm an only child
4
1d3
5
1d6
6
1d8
My parents are...
d20
Status
1-6
Alive and together (roll once on the Relationship and Status tables)
7
Alive and not together (roll twice on the Relationship and Status tables)
8-14
Both dead (roll twice on the Cause of Death table)
15-16
Dead father, living mother (roll once on the Cause of Death, Relationship, and Status tables)
17-18
Dead mother, living father (roll once on the Cause of Death, Relationship, and Status tables)
19-20
Completely unknown to me.
I grew up in...
d8
Childhood Home
1
The streets, I was homeless
2
No one place, my family moved around a lot
3
A small and destitute house
4
A small home, but we made do
5
A medium-sized home
6
A big house
7
A veritable mansion
8
A palace, castle, or other place of decadence and luxury
I had...
d6
Number of Friends
1
None, I was very unpopular
2
Very few, I had a hard time making friends
3
Very few but very loyal friends
4
A decent number of good friends
5
A lot of friends and acquaintances
6
A great many friends, associates, and acquaintances; I was very popular
Life Events
The point of these tables is to fill out the details and goings-on of your life
outside of your class and background. As always, with anything you roll or pick, make
sure to work with your GM and double check against the other details of your background
to make sure there aren’t any inconsistencies or other issues.
I've experienced...
d100+ Your Age
Number of Events
< 30
1d2
31-60
1d4
61-100
1d6
101-140
1d8
141-200
1d10
> 201
1d12
Events
d100
Event
1-10
You suffered a terrible tragedy; roll once on the Tragedies table.
11-20
You had a stroke of luck; roll once on the Fortunes table.
21-35
You fell in love, but things ended between you two; roll once on the Race and Status tables for your former lover, and if they are not dead, once on the Occupation and Relationship tables.
36-40
You fell in love and are still with them; roll once on the Race and Status tables, and if they are not dead, once on the Occupation table, for your significant other.
41-45
You had a child; roll once on the Birthplace, Status, and Relationship (assuming they’re alive and know you) tables. Their age is up to you.
46-55
You made an enemy; roll once on the Occupation, Race, and
Status tables to determine their identity and place in the
world. Talk with your GM to determine who this person is, their
influence on the world and your life, and how much of a danger
they are to you.
56-65
You made a good friend; roll once on the Occupation, Race,
and Status tables to determine their identity and place in the
world. Talk with your GM to determine who this person is, their influence on the world and your life, and how much of a boon they are to you.
66-70
You had an encounter with someone important; roll once on
the Occupation, Race, and Relationship tables to determine
their identity and feelings toward you. Confer with your GM to determine who this person is, their influence on the world and your life, how your encounter with them fits into your backstory, and how their current relationship with you may influence your campaign moving forward.
71-80
You went on an adventure! Roll once on the Adventures table,
and talk with your GM to iron out the finer details of this endeavor.
81-85
You fought in a battle; roll once on the Battle table, and
work out the details of the battle with your GM: the sides involved, the reason for the fight, if it was an isolated skirmish or part of a larger conflict, how you got involved, etc.
86-87
You were accused of a crime that you may or may not have
committed; roll once on the Crimes and Punishments tables.
88-90
You endured an extranatural encounter; roll once on the
Extranatural Encounters table.
91-100
You had a run-in with something Elemancer, arcane, or
otherwise mystical in nature; roll once on the Arcane
Encounters table.
Adventures
d6
Adventure
1
I helped a tribe of Sentients reclaim their home from a terrible monster.
2
You and a handful of your especially capable peers cleared out a monster hideout/den when they began troubling your town.
3
You explored old ruins when you were a child and found either 1d3 trinkets or a 1st levelenchanted item.
4
You helped defend your town from an Ork rampage; roll on the Battle table to see how well you did.
5
An alchemist enlisted your help in finding ingredients for a concoction, and paid you 1d10 Aeons for your help.
6
You served as a hired guard on a caravan (air, land, or sea), and defended it when it was waylaid by bandits; you were paid 1d10 Aeons for your service.
Arcane Encounters
d8
Encounter
1
You witnessed a bar fight in which two Elemancers nearly destroyed the place, and several onlookers suffered grievous injuries as a result.
2
You attended an Elemancer duel, and have never seen anything like it since.
3
You once had an extremely vivid nightmare of looming 7-8 foot tall figures battling horrifying monsters, dragons, demons, gods, and other unimaginable beings using god-like powers you have never witnessed before or since.
4
You came across a massive Aetherite spring or crystal while wondering through the wilds once. Discuss with your GM what type of Aetherite it was, who (if anyone) you told about it, and what became of it.
While exploring ancient ruins, you came across a mysterious relic with power practically radiating off of it; upon touching it, you blacked out and woke up in the same spot 1d4 weeks later, and the relic was gone.
7
A wondering Animancer came through town with a host of 1d4 Undead, and was nothing but cordial.
8
An adventurer once came through town and decided to show off an incredibly powerful object in their possession to you for some reason.
Battle
d8
Battle Outcome
1
You were knocked out when the fighting began and woke up when it was all over.
2
You ran from the fight, and have lived with the shame of your cowardice ever since.
3
You were severely injured and barely got out of it alive, and your body still bears those horrible scars.
4
You faced your share of difficulties and foes, but did alright for yourself; you still have a few scars, but they make for good stories.
5
You did well and got out with only minor injuries, none of which left any lasting scars.
6
You were amazing in the fight, and many who were there regard you as a hero.
7
You did fine, but you lost 1d4 close friends; you’ll carry their memories with you forever.
8
You survived, but were left horribly mentally scarred; sometimes the nightmares still wake you, or the screams of the dying keep you from sleeping at all.
Crimes
d12
Crime
1
Murder
2
Theft
3
Arson
4
Assault
5
Smuggling
6
Kidnapping
7
Breaking and Entering
8
Banditry
9
Extortion
10
Counterfeiting
11
Libel
12
Impersonating an official
Extranatural Encounters
d8
Encounter
1
You witnessed a group of adventurers leap through a portal to another plane.
2
You came across an ancient inactive obelisk that was warm to the touch; the night after you found it, you had a lucid dream where you explored a different plane.
3
You encountered a horrible monster and barely escaped with your life; consult with your GM to determine what monster it was.
4
You once met a Small or smaller Hollow or Radiant, and it allowed you to touch it before disappearing; sometimes the hand that touched it glows or darkens ever so slightly. Consult with your GM to determine what it was.
5
You once spent a year in the company of a beautiful Fae on the Plane of Magic, and when you returned to the Central Plane only 3 days had passed.
6
A dying Elemancer once fell through a portal directly in front of you, and with their dying breath warned you to never go to the plane they just came from.
7
You came across some strange alien artifact while exploring/travelling once. Consult the Others section of the Bestiary and discuss with your GM to iron out the details of what you came across, what its purpose was, who/what it belonged to, etc.
8
You once explored a “haunted” house on a dare, and to this day you have never forgotten what you saw and experienced in that house.
Fortunes
d12
Fortune
1
You stumbled upon a wallet containing 1d10 Aeons.
2
While playing as a child, you found an interesting trinket that turned out to be a 1st levelArcane Item
3
You came into possession of a horse.
4
A relative or close family friend gifted you one weapon of your choice.
5
You helped an alchemist in need, and in exchange they gave you one weakElixir, Ether, or Potion of your choice.
6
You made a friend of an Elemancer, who now owes you a favor.
7
You found a treasure map.
8
A wealthy distant relative died, leaving you their home.
9
You volunteered at a church or temple, and are remembered fondly there. The divines there are now friendly to you and will allow you to use their temple to rest and recuperate, should you need it.
10
You saved someone’s life, and now they owe you a great debt.
Use the other tables and consult with your GM to determine who that person is and how they might be able to help you.
11
You earned an additional 1d10 Aeons from your background.
12
You made a friend of an innkeeper, and they now will allow you to stay one night a week in their cheapest room for free, meal included.
Punishments
d20
Punishment
1-8
Exonerated
9-11
Hard labor/indentured servitude; roll 1d6 to determine length of time: 1 is 1d4 years, 2 is 1d6, etc.
12-13
1d4 years in prison
14-15
1d6 years in prison
16-17
1d8 years in prison
18
1d10 years in prison
19
1d12 years in prison
20
1d20 years in prison
Tragedies
d12
Tragedy
1
Someone close to you died; roll on the Cause of Death table for them.
2
A disease ravaged your hometown, killing 1d4 people close to you.
3
You did something that brought great shame to your family, something severely taboo; most, if not all, of your family members still have not forgiven you.
4
You lost everyone you knew in a monster attack.
5
You lost everything you owned in a horrible disaster and had to start your life over.
6
You were exiled from somewhere you once lived, leaving you with nothing but what you could carry.
7
A relationship or close friendship ended harshly, due to something one of you did, and that person is now discontented with or hostile towards you.
8
1d4 of your family members went off to war when you were young and never returned.
9
Someone close to you was found guilty of a crime they didn’t commit and was either executed or still has 1d10 years left on their sentence.
10
You were found guilty of a crime you didn’t commit; roll on the Punishments table for your sentence, rerolling on the “Exonerated” result.
11
Someone close to you disappeared into thin air and has yet to be found.
12
A serious romantic relationship ended. Roll 1d10: on 1-2, they died (roll for Cause of Death); on 3-6, things ended amicably; and on 7-10, they ended very poorly.
Background
The tables given in this section are meant to help flesh out and expand the actual
background itself of your character, providing some sample events that may have
happened while your character lived their pre-adventuring life. At the end of this
section are some sample motivations for your character to have taken up a life on
the road.
I became an alchemist because...
d6
Origin
1
I longed to uncover the arcane wonders possible via the creative use and application of Aetherite.
2
The sound of vials clinking and concoctions boiling is music to my ears.
3
My parents wanted it for me and pushed me to pursue it.
4
Alchemists make good money.
5
I found I was a natural at brewing concoctions from a young age.
6
A practiced alchemist took me in and mentored me from a young age.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I studied and practiced for years to be the best alchemist in my town.
2
I served as a local ruler’s personal alchemist for some time.
3
My supplier went missing under mysterious circumstances, and I had to find a new one.
4
I gained some brief fame for a breakthrough I made.
5
One of my Potions cured an important official of a disease that had plagued them for years.
6
My lab blew up after I made a bit of a mistake during an experiment.
I stopped being an alchemist because...
d6
Termination
1
I was framed for poisoning someone important and had to leave town.
2
My lab was destroyed and I couldn’t afford to rebuild.
3
I was excommunicated from my guild and forbidden from practicing in my town.
4
I lost my passion for it.
5
I made some bad investments and poor decisions and went bankrupt.
6
I’m still an alchemist, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an archaeologist because...
d6
Origin
1
I longed to uncover the secrets of the ancient world.
2
The danger excites me, makes me feel alive.
3
Arcane artifacts are valuable.
4
I’ve heard tales of amazing ancient relics of great power, and hoped to find one or two of my own.
5
I was raised by an archaeologist, and they taught me their ways.
6
I discovered my passion for exploring ancient ruins after accidentally stumbling upon some.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I encountered a horrible monster during one of my delves, and barely escaped with my life.
2
I got horribly lost on the way to an expedition once, and ended up never finding the actual ruins.
3
I was once given a tip about the location of some ruins that turned out to be false.
4
A trap in some ruins claimed several members of my expedition team, and I’ll carry their memories with me forever.
5
I lost several recovered artifacts on the trip back to my home town due to some sort of disaster.
6
I once discovered an ancient relic that practically hummed with power, but the more time I spent around it, the worse it made me feel.
I stopped being an archaeologist because...
d6
Termination
1
Too many close calls.
2
I felt satisfied with all that I had learned.
3
I decided to retire from going into the field, and to settle and teach others what I’d learned.
4
A disease or injury prevented me from continuing my pursuits.
5
I couldn’t find any new ruins to explore.
6
I’m still an archaeologist, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an aristocrat because...
d6
Origin
1
I was born into the aristocracy.
2
I always envied the upper class, and worked for years to become one of them.
3
An elite took me under their wing when I had nowhere else to go.
4
I pretended to be one at a party once for the laughs, and it got a little out of hand…
5
One or both of my parents earned my family a title, and now this is our life.
6
I want to increase my family’s standing and place in the world.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
A rival noble challenged me to a duel.
2
I invested a large portion of family funds into an expedition that didn’t pay off.
3
A group of adventurers once enlisted my family’s help in their quest.
4
My family suffered a terrible disgrace, and we are still working to clear our name.
5
My family is/was at the forefront of an anti-slavery movement in my town.
6
I made quite an impression on my country’s leader at a party, and they now recognize my family name a bit more than the others.
I stopped being an aristocrat because...
d8
Termination
1
I killed a member of a rival family in a duel, and am now excommunicated from high society.
2
My family ran our name – and our coffers – into the ground after a series of poor investments.
3
I embarrassed and besmirched my family name, and was subsequently disowned.
4
I loved someone from a rival family, and when our respective families found out, they disowned us both.
5
A rival family ruined my family’s name.
6
I couldn’t stand all the high society tomfoolery, and left it all behind of my own accord.
7
I humiliated myself, and couldn’t stand to show my face among the elite again.
8
I’m still an aristocrat, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an artist because...
d6
Origin
1
My soul screamed to create.
2
I just liked to make things in my spare time.
3
I thought art might be able to make me some extra money.
4
I decided to become a sketch artist for the local law enforcement and just kept doing it.
5
I lived near beautiful vistas, and it seemed a terrible sin not to capture their essence.
6
I was encouraged from a very young age to pursue the arts.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
An important noble hired me to paint his portrait, then refused to pay me.
2
Several of my pieces were stolen and I never found out who did it.
3
One of my pieces won a contest my town held, and was subsequently featured in a festival.
4
I was hired to paint/sculpt for my town’s temple.
5
A bounty I sketched tracked me down and threatened me after I got one of their features wrong.
6
My work granted me a bit of fame, and some people occasionally recognize my name.
I stopped being an artist because...
d6
Termination
1
Turns out art doesn’t pay the bills quite like I hoped.
2
I painted a noble not as flatteringly as they liked, and in retaliation they ruined me.
3
I sketched some rather crude pictures of people I didn’t like, and subsequently had to leave town.
4
I painted the wrong thing on the wrong temple and had to leave town.
5
After several years of trying, I realized I just didn’t have the aptitude for it.
6
I’m still an artist, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an alchemist because...
d6
Origin
1
I was on the verge of poverty, and used my skill at fleecing others to keep myself off the streets.
2
I had to use my skill to manipulate others to survive.
3
I was swindled once, and learned the craft to keep it from happening again.
4
I did it once, then again, then again, then again and again and again… and now here I am.
5
People are gullible and easy to bend to my whims.
6
I lied to get myself out of trouble, and realized just how good at it I was.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
My swindles almost took me from rags to riches just by themselves.
2
I swindled an important noble and got away scot-free.
3
I’ve come within a hair’s breadth of getting arrested 1d6 times, and got off purely on my wits alone.
4
I out-conned an infamous charlatan.
5
My lies and manipulations once kept me alive.
6
I managed to get a small gang working for me to help me with my heists and cons, but we dissolved over time.
I stopped being an Conman because...
d6
Termination
1
I conned the wrong person and am now in hiding/on the run.
2
I’ve gained too much notoriety as a swindler in my town, and had to leave.
3
I’ve already conned everyone worth conning back home, and I want new and interesting targets.
4
My web of lies got too large and complicated to keep track of, and it all came tumbling down around me as the truth revealed itself.
5
A rival swindler started spreading rumors and machinations against me, and I can tell when I’m beat.
6
I’m still a conman, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an courtesan because...
d6
Origin
1
I had nowhere else to go.
2
It was all I knew how to do.
3
I wanted to become one of the famous courtesans they tell stories about.
4
I was kidnapped and forced into it.
5
A courtesan took me in when I was desperate, and I learned their craft thereafter.
6
All the courtesans I knew lived fabulous lives, and I wanted that for myself.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I fell in love with a client.
2
An important noble paid to keep me to themselves for an extended period of time.
3
Some ruffians attempted to gain more of your services than they paid for, and I helped show them the door.
4
I attended an upper-class gathering as an important noble’s escort.
5
My place of business forayed into formal stage productions.
6
A disaster struck my place of business, and we had to rebuild before we could resume our work.
I stopped being a courtesan because...
d6
Termination
1
I was able to move on to a better life.
2
I grew to hate the courtesan lifestyle, and left it as soon as I was able.
3
A client offered me a way out, and I took it.
4
Clients stopped being interested in me, and I had to leave.
5
My place of business was shut down, for either legal or financial reasons.
6
I’m still a courtesan, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a diplomat because...
d6
Origin
1
I was appointed to it by my town’s/country’s leader.
2
I am an extreme advocate for peace, and it seemed the natural role for me.
3
I didn’t trust anyone else to handle my country’s foreign relations.
4
It was just one step on my way to a higher position.
5
I’ve always been a natural at de-escalating tense situations.
6
Diplomacy runs in my family.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I helped negotiate a peace treaty between two warring cities/nations/tribes.
2
I helped prevent a war between two cities/nations/tribes.
3
I almost accidentally started a war.
4
I managed to convince someone not to kill me despite their previous determination to do so.
5
I talked down two people already fighting.
6
A leader I counseled away from war later thanked me for my wisdom.
I stopped being a diplomat because...
d6
Termination
1
I accidentally started a war.
2
I lost my talent for de-escalation.
3
I grew weary of war-hungry leaders ignoring my advice.
4
I was replaced by someone with a better penchant for it.
5
My nation went to war, and I was no longer needed.
6
I couldn’t bear the responsibility of keeping nations from killing each other any longer.
I became a divine because...
d6
Origin
1
I was raised by divines, and the church is all I’ve ever known.
2
The church took me in when I had nowhere else to go.
3
I wanted to serve the gods in exchange for all the gifts they gave me.
4
The church does good, and I wanted to do good as well.
5
The church is flawed, and I figured the best place to fix it is from the inside.
6
I had nowhere else to go.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
A sinner once came to me looking to be absolved, and I did my best to help them.
2
I talked down a brigand that had entered the temple and threatened my flock.
3
The temple’s donation money was stolen once.
4
The temple where I did my worship was struck by a natural disaster comprised of the opposing element (temple of fire was flooded, temple of water struck by lightning, etc.).
5
I received a vision from the god(s) of my worship.
6
I was involved in the excommunication of a fellow divine.
I stopped being a divine because...
d6
Termination
1
I lost my faith in the gods.
2
I felt my god(s) abandoned me, so I abandoned them.
3
My temple was becoming corrupt, and I wanted no part of it.
4
I disgraced the church and was excommunicated.
5
I’d learned all I could from my time with the church, and it was time for me to move on.
6
I’m still a divine, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an alchemist because...
d6
Origin
1
I wanted to help others.
2
Doctors make good money.
3
It’s the family business.
4
I was taught medicine from a young age by an old and wizened doctor.
5
I was a medic in the military.
6
I wanted to learn as much about Sentient physiology as I could.
7
I wanted to save a loved one.
8
Becoming a physician was all I ever wanted.
Significant Event
d8
Event
1
I cured an important official of a long-suffered illness.
2
I discovered a new disease.
3
I discovered a new cure to an old disease.
4
A criminal or group of criminals abducted me and forced me to perform on one of them.
5
An important noble kept me as their personal physician for some time.
6
A disease-crazed patient threatened me with my own tools.
7
I had to perform a difficult operation on a loved one.
8
I let someone die on my table because I didn’t like them/I thought they deserved to die.
I stopped being a doctor because...
d8
Termination
1
I couldn’t take all the death anymore.
2
I made too many enemies within my guild.
3
I was kicked out of my guild for my unethical studies and experiments.
4
Sentient bodies are gross.
5
I didn’t have the talent for it that I thought I did (anymore).
6
An important noble died on my table, and I was removed from my guild to save face.
7
A disease or injury keeps me from operating.
8
I’m still a doctor, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an entertainer because...
d6
Origin
1
I wanted fame and fortune.
2
I absolutely loved playing and performing for others.
3
The ladies love a talented man.
4
My family were troupers and I am no different.
5
I’ve just always been a natural at performing.
6
Performing kept me sane.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I once had to defend myself from attackers with nothing but my instrument.
2
I caught something from one of my fans, and a sizable portion of my funds went to a cure.
3
I was once invited to perform for the leader of my country.
4
I witnessed a ferocious battle first-hand, and wrote one of my best pieces about it.
5
One of my performances exposed a secret or treachery of the courts.
6
I once managed to calm a crazed beast with my playing.
I stopped being an entertainer because...
d6
Termination
1
I just lost my passion for the arts.
2
I performed the wrong thing in court, and disgraced myself so badly I was forbidden from playing again.
3
A disease or injury took away my ability to perform.
4
It stopped being fun.
5
I seduced the wrong noble’s spouse, and had to leave town very quickly.
6
I’m still an entertainer, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an executioner because...
d6
Origin
1
It pays well.
2
Nothing satisfies me more than swinging the axe.
3
If someone is going to be the hand of justice, it might as well be me.
4
It was either that or be executed myself.
5
After years of military service, this seemed like a natural next step.
6
I thrive in the fear and respect people show me.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I was chosen to execute one of my ruler’s most wanted.
2
I once had to execute a former friend of mine.
3
I found out after the fact that I had executed an innocent.
4
One of my executions was halted at the last moment by the discovery that the convicted was actually innocent.
5
One of my executions was interrupted by an attack or natural disaster.
6
A prisoner I was scheduled to execute escaped the night before their sentence was served.
I stopped being an executioner because...
d6
Termination
1
I was let go for being too brutal.
2
I couldn’t take it anymore.
3
I executed the wrong person and had to leave town.
4
The ruler I served was overthrown, and I found myself without a job.
5
I found better opportunities elsewhere.
6
I found that my job didn’t satisfy me enough anymore.
I became a farmer because...
d6
Origin
1
It's the family business.
2
I wanted to provide for my society.
3
I went into hiding and took it up as a result.
4
I had a natural talent for working the land, and managed to make a living out of it.
5
I didn't have any other prospects.
6
A dead relative left me their farm, and I saw it as an opportunity to try something new.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
A meteor struck my crops, and was then immediately struck by lightning 6 times.
2
War-time taxes nearly forced my family to starve.
3
My crops were ravaged by disease one year.
4
A group of brigands tried to destroy my farmstead, and would have if I had not stopped them.
5
A horrible monster attacked my farmstead, and I had to fend it off.
6
I once lost a large portion of my animals, and had to spend weeks finding/replacing them.
I stopped being a farmer because...
d6
Termination
1
The land stopped giving.
2
My farm was destroyed.
3
I found better prospects.
4
I realized that I really wasn't good at it.
5
The people I was hiding from found me, and I had to run away again.
6
I got sick of the work.
I became a gambler because...
d6
Origin
1
I needed money quick.
2
I live to risk it all on big bets.
3
Nothing’s as fun or interesting as a good bet.
4
It was the only way I knew how to make money.
5
I was taught how to gamble from a young age, and loved it like nothing else.
6
Gambling is all I’ve ever known.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
There was a brief time where I gambled away everything I owned, and had to win it all back.
2
I won a tournament in my city, but was cheated or robbed of my winnings.
3
I was invited to play at the table of a government official once.
4
I was accused of cheating and was consequently forbidden from playing in a city I used to live in.
5
I was asked to intentionally lose a game to further someone else’s goals.
6
I bet my life on a game once, and barely won.
I stopped being a gambler because...
d6
Termination
1
I needed a steadier and more reliable source of income.
2
I made a bad bet, and lost everything I had.
3
I won a game against the kind of people who don’t take kindly to losing.
4
Gambling began to consume my life, and my loved ones convinced me to stop.
5
It just stopped being fun and/or worth it.
6
I’m still a gambler, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a gladiator because...
d6
Origin
1
I live to fight.
2
The roar of the crowd cheering my name was intoxicating.
3
I wanted the fame, fortune, and glory.
4
It was my only way out of slavery.
5
My father was a champion of the arena, and his father before him, and I wanted to continue the tradition.
6
I needed a legal way to satiate my bloodlust.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
My strategic brilliance earned me a nigh-impossible victory in the arena.
2
I fought for the entertainment of several important nobles, and made a notable impression on them.
3
One of my opponents became my lifelong friend after our match.
4
My current or former spouse became enamored after seeing one of my matches.
5
One of my matches was so brutal it caused half the audience to vomit in the stands.
6
A member of the upper-class paid me to teach their child how to fight.
I stopped being a gladiator because...
d6
Termination
1
I got too old.
2
My bloodlust had been sated.
3
An injury in the arena ended my career prematurely.
4
I fought my way to freedom, and had nothing more to gain from the arena.
5
I became disgusted by all the senseless violence.
6
I accidentally killed the wrong opponent, and had to go into hiding.
I became a hermit because...
d6
Origin
1
I had to go into hiding.
2
I wanted time to myself, to meditate and reflect.
3
I wanted to get in touch with nature, and get away from civilization.
4
People around me kept getting hurt, so I secluded myself to prevent further disaster.
5
I grew to disdain those around me.
6
I lost everything – my home, my friends, my family – and decided to go it alone for a while.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I found the inner peace I was looking for.
2
I had an encounter with an Enlightened that made me reconsider my entire worldview.
3
A group of brigands stumbled upon my home, and would have robbed me, had I anything worth taking.
4
I became close friends with several woodland creatures.
5
I came back from exploring once to find my shelter absolutely demolished.
6
I grew a comically large beard and my skin tanned considerably, both without me even realizing it.
I stopped being a hermit because...
d6
Termination
1
I had a vision of a coming disaster, and had to rejoin society to prevent it.
2
I grew to miss the company of people.
3
I had nothing more to gain from isolating myself.
4
Memories of an old love drove me back to civilization.
5
The area where I lived started being industrialized, and I took it as a sign to go back to society.
6
A group of monsters attacked my home, and it made me realize I missed the safety of civilization.
I became a hunter-gatherer because...
d6
Origin
1
I was born into a hunter-gatherer society.
2
I was abandoned or otherwise stranded in the wilds, and had to survive on my own.
3
I preferred the wilds to living in the city ever since I was young.
4
I grew to hate city life, and had to get away from it.
5
My town was destroyed, and living off the land was my only option.
6
My family moved out of civilization, and into the wilds, where I learned to survive.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I accidentally ate poison berries once, and was horribly sick afterwards.
2
I helped hunt down (and eat) a monster that threatened me and/or my tribe.
3
I ate raw meat once out of desperation.
4
I had to defend my tribe/myself from a roving band of monsters.
5
I had to steal food from bandits once or face starvation.
6
I stumbled upon a large and abandoned bounty of food once, and ate quite well for 1d4 weeks thereafter.
I stopped being a hunter-gatherer because...
d6
Termination
1
I got sick of the wilds, and living off the land.
2
I longed to return to the comforts of civilization.
3
I had too many close calls with monsters and starvation.
4
I found my way back to civilization.
5
My tribe was destroyed, and rather than stick it out on my own, I decided to try for a different life.
6
I’m still a hunter-gatherer, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became an innkeeper because...
d6
Origin
1
I had to go into hiding.
2
I found the perfect location for an inn along a well-used and relatively safe road.
3
Innkeeping’s the family business.
4
I inherited the inn from a distant relative or mentor.
5
It was the only place that would hire me.
6
I’ve always been comfortable with and good at dealing with people.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
A band of adventurers spent a length of time in my inn while on their journey.
2
My inn served as a shelter during a particularly bad natural disaster.
3
A traveling entertainer brought in a massive crowd while they stayed in my tavern.
4
An important official stayed in my inn on their way across the country.
5
Once, a mysterious stranger stayed in my inn, alone and speaking to no one. I never saw their face, but they paid extremely well and kept out of trouble.
6
A group of lowlifes attempted to rob me once, but I managed to fight them off.
I stopped being an innkeeper because...
d6
Termination
1
People stopped using the road that goes by my inn.
2
A particularly rowdy fight practically destroyed my inn, and I didn’t have the money for repairs.
3
An important official got food poisoning at my inn, and forced me to shut my doors.
4
My inn was destroyed or otherwise sabotaged by unnatural means.
5
A natural disaster destroyed my inn.
6
I sold the inn.
I entered law enforcement because...
d6
Origin
1
Decent pay and good job security.
2
I wanted to help keep my town safe.
3
I craved the power.
4
It seemed the best option after my time in the military was up.
5
An officer saved me as a child, and ever since then I looked up to society’s protectors and wanted to be one.
6
I wanted to track down and punish criminals, outlaws, and other lawbreakers.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I helped defend my town against an invading force.
2
A particularly violent criminal almost took my life.
3
I helped crack a difficult case that the other officers in my town had been stuck on for ages.
4
I had to break up a fight involving a group of adventurers.
5
An imprisoned Elemancer disappeared overnight; I’ve been looking for them ever since.
6
A monster broke loose in my town, and I led the attack against it.
I left law enforcement because...
d6
Termination
1
I started to hate what I was being ordered to do.
2
It was too dull.
3
My coworkers, some clearly too drunk on their authority, became insufferable.
4
I found an opportunity for something better.
5
I abused my power too much, and was fired.
6
I became too obsessed with a case I couldn’t solve.
I became a librarian because...
d6
Origin
1
I just loved books!
2
It was a simple, easy, quiet job.
3
It’s the family business.
4
I lived an exciting life before, and wanted something different.
5
I wanted a job that would provide while still granting a degree of freedom.
6
My town was sorely lacking any sort of literary center, and I took it upon myself to rectify that.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
An important noble once perused my shelves and bought books from me.
2
Occasionally, orphans and other vagrants would ask me to teach them to read.
3
I owned a book that was written in a language neither I nor anyone else recognized.
4
Several of my books went missing over the course of a few weeks, and each was returned within a few days.
5
Disaster struck, and several of my books were lost before I could save them.
6
A drunkard once stumbled into my library, and I had to bring in the local law enforcement to have them removed.
I stopped being a librarian because...
d6
Termination
1
My library was burned down by criminals.
2
No one was interested in reading, and I had to close my doors.
3
A natural disaster destroyed my library.
4
An important noble closed my library after it was discovered I had several books that they disagreed with.
5
I got sick of reading about legends, and set out to forge some of my own.
6
I’m still a librarian, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a magistrate because...
d6
Origin
1
I craved the power and authority.
2
I wanted to help uphold the law and dole out justice.
3
One of my family members or mentors was one, and I followed in their footsteps.
4
I’d always been good at interpreting and dissecting the letter of the law, so it seemed natural.
5
A magistrate was kind to my family when I was younger, and I’d grown up idolizing them.
6
The justice system where I’m from was thoroughly corrupt, and I wanted to fix it from the inside.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I presided over a case where I could never quite tell if the accused was guilty or not.
2
A defendant attacked me immediately after I decreed their sentence, and consequently they did not live to serve it.
3
An ex-convict made an attempt on my life after they escaped or finished their sentence.
4
I convicted an innocent person just because I disliked them.
5
I let a guilty person walk free just because I liked them.
6
There wasn’t enough evidence to reasonably convict someone I knew was guilty, so I took the law into my own hands and gave them the justice they deserved.
I stopped being a magistrate because...
d6
Termination
1
I was forced to by corrupt officials.
2
I was caught abusing my power and banned from practicing any matters of law.
3
The people under my jurisdiction rioted against me.
4
I got sick of dealing in the bureaucracies, loopholes, and games of the justice system.
5
I found an opportunity for a better job.
6
I felt it was no longer my calling.
I became a mechanic because...
d6
Origin
1
It was the family business.
2
The smell of oil and the sound of gears clicking was... intoxicating.
3
I've always had a penchant for working with machines.
4
I became apprenticed to an experienced mechanic at a young age, and they taught me their ways.
5
I had to make some money, and it was the only thing I was good at.
6
An Automaton friend of mine showed me how its body worked, and I was fascinated.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I saved the life of a dying Automaton.
2
An explosion destroyed my shop, and I was lucky to survive.
3
I made a mechanical toy for an important aristocrat's child,
and in so doing gained favor with them.
4
My country's military contracted me to make firearms for a time.
5
A band of adventurers specifically sought me out to make them some
mechanical weapons.
6
I made a friend when I helped a stranger repair their broken down autocar.
I stopped being a mechanic because...
d6
Termination
1
I was injured during an accident in my shop and became unable to do the work.
2
I accidentally killed an Automaton I was trying to save, and haven't picked up
a wrench since.
3
An important official blamed me for their crash after I did some work on their
autocar, and I had to leave town.
4
My shop went under.
5
My shop was destroyed, and I didn't have the money to rebuild.
6
I'm still a mechanic, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a merchant because...
d6
Origin
1
I wanted money and status.
2
I always dreamed of owning my own shop.
3
The shop was the family business.
4
I inherited my shop when a distant relative died.
5
I’ve always been good at business and mercantilism.
6
My employer left their shop to me.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I became successful enough to raise my social status.
2
I sold some items to a band of experienced adventurers once.
3
A rival business made an attempt to sabotage me.
4
My store almost went under once or twice.
5
My store was robbed while it was unattended.
6
I was held up in my store, and had several things stolen right in front of me.
I stopped being a merchant because...
d6
Termination
1
My shop went under.
2
My shop was destroyed, and I lost everything.
3
An important noble forced me to close my shop.
4
I didn’t feel it was worth it anymore.
5
I was successful enough that I was able to retire.
6
I’m still a merchant, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a nomad because...
d6
Origin
1
My family has always lived life on the move.
2
I just wanted to travel the world, and experience all it had to offer.
3
I've never liked one place enough to settle.
4
The road is my home.
5
I've been forced to go on the run for one reason or another.
6
I'm part of a travelling group of entertainers.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
During my travels, I (and my kin) helped rid a town of a monster infestation.
2
Me (and my kin) were attacked, and barely escaped with our lives.
3
A town we stopped in reviled me and my kin for superstitious reasons, and we didn't stay there for long.
4
A natural disaster/monster attack (nearly) wiped out half my group, and we all remember it to this day.
5
Me (and my kin) met a fellow group of wanderers during our travels, and moved with them for some time.
6
A band of adventurers saved me/my group from an attack once.
I stopped being a nomad because...
d6
Termination
1
I found a place I loved living, and didn't want to leave.
2
My family/group all died/disappeared, leaving me free to settle down.
3
I met someone that made me want to stay.
4
My family/group grew tired of constantly moving.
5
My kin and I were forced to stay in one location for one reason or another.
6
I'm still a nomad, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I came to this universe by...
d6
Arrival
1
Stumbling through a mysterious portal.
2
I don't remember.
3
Being struck by a device that sent me reeling through the cosmos.
4
A spell from my universe gone horribly, horribly wrong.
5
Extradimensional excommunication.
6
Meddling with dark powers that I really should have left alone.
My home universe...
d6
Home
1
Had nothing arcane or extranatural about it, and this is/was all new to me.
2
Makes this one look mundane.
3
Is probably glad I'm gone.
4
Almost certainly misses me.
5
Was conquered by different Others that will probably find their way here eventually.
6
Is all I can think of, and I will return their someday.
I became an outlaw because...
d6
Origin
1
The money.
2
A dishonest life is all I’ve ever known.
3
I’ve always had problems with authority.
4
I was never afforded any better opportunities.
5
I had to become one to survive.
6
I loathed being in the military and defected.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
One of my heists went south, and one of my partners was caught or killed.
2
Me and my fellow bandits assailed a caravan that had an Elemancer guard, and we barely escaped with our lives.
3
One of my partners betrayed me, and left me for dead.
4
I betrayed one of my partners and left them for dead.
5
I served as an informant for my town’s law enforcement.
6
I uncovered an undercover agent in my gang.
I stopped being an outlaw because...
d6
Termination
1
I was caught, served my sentence, and made into an honest person.
2
It became too risky, and I had to lay low.
3
I was shown the error of my ways, and I renounced that life.
4
Everyone in my gang except me was killed or imprisoned.
5
I found an opportunity that allowed me to leave that life behind.
6
I’m still an outlaw, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a sailor/pirate because...
d6
Origin
1
The ocean called to me.
2
Nothing satisfies me like the ocean breeze in my face and the smell of salt in the air.
3
I became one during my time in the military.
4
I discovered my love of sailing after my first trip on a boat.
5
Seemed like a good way to make money.
6
Nothing says freedom like kilometers of open ocean.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I came down with scurvy, and a good portion of my funds went to a cure.
2
Me and the crew mutinied on our captain.
3
We once took a band of adventurers on for part of their journey.
4
My crew was assailed by pirates/pirate hunters, and we barely fought them off.
5
I was made First Mate of my crew.
6
We had a stowaway on our ship.
I stopped being a sailor/pirate because...
d6
Termination
1
My crew mutinied, and I was on the losing side.
2
I grew sick of the ocean and the constant smell of salt.
3
I retired.
4
A disease or injury prevented me from being able to perform my duties.
5
My ship and/or crew was/were destroyed in an attack or disaster.
6
I’m still a sailor/pirate, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a scholar because...
d6
Origin
1
I wanted to learn as much as I possibly could.
2
My parents wanted me to earn a better life for myself than they could provide, and they believed education was the key to that.
3
Attending university was all I’d ever dreamed of.
4
A mentor of mine greatly recommended I attend school to increase my already considerable intelligence.
5
All of my friends attended school, and I wanted to join them.
6
I had nothing better to do, and wanted to see if I could learn anything interesting.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I made an enemy of a student or professor, and they never forgave me.
2
I almost flunked out of my university.
3
I was a star pupil in my school, and more than a few students were jealous.
4
I almost went into a relationship with one of my mentors.
5
I cheated on my one or more of my exams.
6
I had to do some… interesting things to pay my tuition at least once.
I stopped being a scholar because...
d6
Termination
1
I felt my education was complete, and I had nothing more to gain from attending university.
2
I was expelled from my university.
3
I felt as though I was wasting my time at school, and wanted a more hands-on education.
4
A rivalry with a student or professor forced me to leave the school.
5
My school was destroyed in some sort of disaster or attack.
6
I’m still a scholar, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a servant because...
d6
Origin
1
I wanted to serve something greater than myself.
2
My family have always been loyal servants to another family, and I was no different.
3
My master took me in when I had nowhere else to go.
4
Serving others was the only thing I was good at.
5
I didn’t know what else to do.
6
My master was the only one who would give me a chance.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
My master grew deathly sick, and would have died were it not for me.
2
I publicly defended my master from slanderers.
3
I physically defended my master from assailants.
4
I gained my master’s utmost trust, and they confided some of their deepest secrets in me.
5
For a brief time, my master made some… odd requests, and they were never brought up again.
6
I assisted my master in courting a love interest of theirs.
I stopped being a servant because...
d6
Termination
1
My master died.
2
I was forced to run away, and in doing so abandoned my master.
3
I was able to move on to better opportunities.
4
My master fell upon hard times, and had to let me go.
5
I no longer felt the need or desire to serve.
6
I brought shame upon my master, and they subsequently fired me.
I became a slave because...
d6
Origin
1
I was born into servitude.
2
I was kidnapped and sold into slavery.
3
I was made one as part of my prison sentence.
4
I was taken as a prisoner of war and forced into servitude from there.
5
I had to work off a debt.
6
I can’t remember my life prior to slavery.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
I assisted in an unsuccessful slave revolt – thankfully my involvement was not revealed.
2
I was integral in the escape of several fellow slaves.
3
I almost killed my master and escaped once, and barely avoided getting caught.
4
My master or one of their overseers nearly beat me to death, and I’ve held a grudge against them ever since.
5
An Elemental Storm or other disaster nearly set me free, but I wasn’t lucky enough.
6
My master saw fit to make an example of me to the other slaves, and it did nothing but fuel my hatred.
I stopped being a slave because...
d6
Termination
1
I killed my master and escaped.
2
I served my sentence and was set free.
3
I snuck away and managed to get free.
4
I participated in a successful slave revolt.
5
My old master died, and my new master freed all of us.
6
Slavery became illegal, and I was set free as a result.
I became a soldier because...
d8
Origin
1
It’s family tradition.
2
I had no better prospects.
3
I wanted to travel the world.
4
I wanted to defend my country and my people.
5
I was conscripted into service.
6
I needed an outlet for my bloodlust.
7
I’ve always looked up to soldiers.
8
I wanted to be a hero of war.
Significant Event
d8
Event
1
I made and lost friends, and I’ll never forget them.
2
I defecated/soiled myself at my first battle, and my comrades have never let me forget it.
3
I loved someone from a foreign nation I met during a campaign, and I long to see them again.
4
I (almost) lost a limb during my service.
5
I picked up command after my commanding officer was killed in a skirmish, and won a medal for my bravery and strategic prowess.
6
I jumped into heated combat to save my comrades, and single-handedly turned the tide of the fight.
7
I witnessed the raw destructive force of an Elemancer in battle, and I won’t soon forget it.
8
An enemy force used a powerful relic to turn a skirmish into an absolute slaughter, and I barely got away with my life.
I stopped being a soldier because...
d6
Termination
1
Injuries sustained in combat prevented me from continuing to serve.
2
I realized I was not mentally fit for service (anymore).
3
I couldn’t stand doing the things I was being ordered to do.
4
I longed to express my individuality again.
5
I became insatiably homesick, and longed for a return to civilian life.
6
I was dishonorably discharged after several transgressions against my fellow soldiers and/or disobeying orders.
I became a tradesman because...
d6
Origin
1
It’s the family business.
2
It’s an honest and simple life.
3
I found I was good at my trade, and decided to make a living from it.
4
I believed I could make a lot of money from my trade.
5
My trade is my passion.
6
It was the only thing I knew how to do.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
My place of business was nearly bankrupted, but was saved by a charitable donor.
2
A local official favored my place of business above all the others for the trade I provided.
3
My place of business was virtually destroyed in a disaster, and we were closed for months while we rebuilt.
4
A thief stole from my place of business, and they were never caught.
5
I had to defend my place of business from a crazed lunatic.
6
A group of adventurers took shelter in my place of business once.
I stopped being a tradesman because...
d6
Termination
1
My place of business was destroyed/went bankrupt.
2
I lost my passion for it.
3
My place of business was bought out by a rival.
4
I was forced to leave town.
5
I found better opportunities elsewhere.
6
I’m still a tradesman, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I became a vagrant because...
d6
Origin
1
My parents died when I was very young.
2
I ran away from my family.
3
My parents abandoned me.
4
I was kidnapped, and managed to get away, but not before losing my family.
5
My earliest memory is waking up on the streets cold and hungry.
6
Monsters wiped out my village, and I couldn’t find my family thereafter.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
A charitable person secretly kept me and several other vagrants fed and/or clothed.
2
Several friends I made didn’t survive the streets.
3
Someone offered me a better life once, but I was unable to take the offer for some reason; perhaps they asked too much of me, or I was tricked, or I was otherwise held back.
4
I met an infamous thief who taught me a trick or two in exchange for my help.
5
I became horribly sick for a while, and barely survived.
6
I was almost caught in the crossfire of a gang war.
I stopped being a vagrant because...
d6
Termination
1
I managed to find a job, and saved enough money to improve my life.
2
I was adopted and brought into a loving home.
3
I stumbled upon a large sum of money, thanked the gods, and never looked back.
4
I stowed away on a ship, and the crew became my family.
5
I begged and stole enough to build a better life for myself.
6
I contacted my parents and they welcomed me back with open arms.
I became a writer because...
d6
Origin
1
I have stories that I simply must tell.
2
Every book I’ve read was terrible, and someone needed to show the world what good writing looks like.
3
I wanted to craft stories of incredible heroes and terrifying monsters that will be retold and shared for generations.
4
I wanted to share my wisdom through my stories.
5
I wanted to record the world’s histories.
6
I was confident I could earn good money with my pen.
Significant Event
d6
Event
1
A noble once threatened me after I published something slanderous about them.
2
My (former) lover was/is my biggest fan.
3
I gained some fame after a particularly popular book of mine was published.
4
I was hired to write a series of essays defending a new law to the public.
5
While doing research for a book on the various creatures of the world, a monster ate the first draft, and almost took my hand with it.
6
A self-important noble hired me to write their memoirs, then scrapped the work and refused to pay me after reading the first draft.
I stopped being a writer because...
d6
Termination
1
Writing doesn’t pay as well as I imagined.
2
I found better opportunities.
3
After several in-progress works were destroyed, I became disheartened.
4
I have no more stories to tell.
5
I realized I’m not actually as good as I thought.
6
I’m still a writer, just one who has heeded the call of adventure.
I started adventuring because...
d8
Goal/Motive
1
I wanted the riches and fame that great adventurers are
known for.
2
Someone or something killed one or more of my loved ones,
and I will have my revenge.
3
The world is full of monsters and other evils, and I wish
to protect those who cannot protect themselves.
4
I didn't have anything else to do.
5
I wanted to see the world and/or explore the unknown.
6
I had to go on the run, and now live a life on the road.
7
I am looking for someone or something, and will not stop
until I find them/it.
8
I craved the danger, excitement, and mystery of a life
of adventure.
Miscellaneous
These tables handle extraneous details concerning other people in your background,
such as how someone died or how they feel about you. It is unlikely any of these tables
will apply to you directly, but they can help fill out the lives of people you have known.
This person died of...
d20
Cause of Death
1-2
Unknown
3-4
Disease
5-6
Old age
7-8
Murder
9-10
An accident
11
Suicide
12-15
Monster attack
16-18
Died in battle
19
Executed/Tortured
20
A freak incident, such as a lightning strike, meteor fall, or Elemental Storm
The following tables can help you figure out how your character became their
class, or in other words, how they came upon their particular skillset.
I became an Arcanist because...
d8
Origin
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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I became an Artificer because...
d6
Origin
1
I’ve always known being an inventor was my true calling.
2
I’ve always had dreams of building beautiful and incredible machines that changed the world.
3
I made small machines as a child, and as I grew, so too did what I built.
4
Growing up and in school, I always spent my time studying the workings of the world and physical forces.
5
By the gods, machines are cool.
6
An experienced Artificer taught me the fundamentals, and recommended I continue my studies out in the world.
I became an Elemancer because...
d8
Origin
1
I was born on the plane of my element and developed my powers as a result.
2
A powerful elemental granted me my powers in exchange for something precious (favors, my soul, a family heirloom, etc.).
3
I was determined to become one, regardless of the cost or what it took.
4
I accidentally swallowed some Aetherite as a kid and got really lucky.
5
After witnessing an Elemancer duel I was enamored with the powers they displayed.
6
After many years of worship, one of the gods visited me – physically or otherwise – and granted me my powers.
7
I gained my powers from a relic I found.
8
Alchemy expirement gone terribly wrong... or terribly right.
I became a Mutant because...
d6
Origin
1
I was raised in a community of Mutants.
2
To slay monsters, one must first become a monster themselves.
3
I was caught in a horrible alchemical accident.
4
I was kidnapped and became one against my will.
5
I craved the enhanced senses, reflexes, and abilities of one.
6
I sook revenge for the death of someone dear to me, and it was the quickest and easiest way to gain the power I needed to do so.
I became a Psychokinetic because...
d6
Origin
1
I discovered my powers at a young age, and have been practicing them ever since.
2
My powers manifested during a moment of desperate need.
3
I was one of a few prodigies who was chosen to be taught by older and wiser Psychokinetics.
4
I realized my powers when I should have been burned/frozen/electrocuted, but wasn’t.
5
A passing Psychokinetic saw me and instantly recognized the potential within me.
6
I hurt someone with my powers accidentally as a child, and have repressed them until now.
I became a Rogue because...
d6
Origin
1
I had to sneak and steal to survive.
2
With my natural agility and quick wit, it seemed only natural.
3
I’d heard tales of legendary assassins and thieves and vowed to become one of them.
4
An experienced Rogue taught me the tricks of the trade from a young age.
5
Direct confrontation was never my style, so I learned to rely on stealth and trickery.
6
I’m not strong enough to swing a hammer or a claymore, but I know my way around a dagger and some poison.
I became a Warrior because...
d6
Origin
1
Tales of legendary heroes fighting epic monsters always enchanted me as a child, and I’ve been dutifully training in the hopes of living up to those legends.
2
I took up the sword to defend my town and have never put it down since.
3
I squired for a knight who taught me their chivalrous ways.
4
I learned to fight from my time in the military, and realized I was a true natural.
5
I was always a tough kid, and kept that going as I grew up.
6
I have a deep-seated rage that must be directed at something or someone, and I will direct it somewhere.
